A Special Day with Officer Gomez & Pepper

Today was a special day at school. Officer Gomez of the police department brought his dog Pepper. A large audience gathered in our classroom to listen to him speak and to see Pepper.

“Pepper is a tracker,” Officer Gomez said. “She uses her sense of smell to find missing people. She always obeys my commands. Let me show you.”

Officer Gomez asked my friend Jenna to let Pepper sniff her hand. Then he said, “Leave your sweatshirt on that chair. I’ll take Pepper out of the room. While we’re gone, find a place to hide.”

When they left, Jenna hid in the coatroom. Then, Officer Gomez had Pepper sniff Jenna’s sweatshirt. With great expression, he said, “Pepper, find!” Pepper understood the command and went right to work.

It was no accident that Pepper found Jenna. Pepper has a great sense of smell. She quickly noticed where Jenna’s scent was coming from. In a flash, Pepper was sitting at the coatroom door.